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Specifiche dell'oggetto
- Condizione
- Era
- 2010s
- Signed
- No
- Personalized
- No
- Features
- Dust Jacket
- Original Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780525426035
Informazioni su questo prodotto
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers Group
ISBN-10
0525426035
ISBN-13
9780525426035
eBay Product ID (ePID)
167662414
Product Key Features
Book Title
Grasshopper Jungle
Number of Pages
400 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2014
Topic
Animals / Insects, Spiders, Etc., Humorous Stories, Action & Adventure / Survival Stories, Monsters, Humorous / Black Comedy, General, Social Themes / Friendship, Family / General (See Also Headings under Social Themes), People & Places / United States / General, Science Fiction
Genre
Juvenile Fiction, Young Adult Fiction
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.3 in
Item Weight
18 Oz
Item Length
8.6 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Young Adult Audience
LCCN
2013-030265
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
"I found myself saying over and over again, 'Where in the heck is he going with this?' all the while turning the pages as fast as I could. Mostly I kept thinking, This was a brave book to write." Terry Brooks, author of the Shannara series "Grasshopper Jungle plays like a classic rock album, a killing machine of a book built for the masses that also dives effortlessly into more challenging, deeper regions of emotion. Above all else, when it's done you want to play it all over again. It's sexy, gory, hilarious, and refreshingly amoral . I wish I'd had this book when I was fifteen." Jake Shears, Scissor Sisters "Grasshopper Jungle is what would happen if Kurt Vonnegut wrote a YA book. Perpetually horny Austin Szerba accidentally unleashes an army of giant praying mantises and triggers the end of the world. This raunchy, bizarre, smart and compelling sci-fi novel defies description it's best to go into it with an open mind and allow yourself to be first drawn in, then blown away." Rolling Stone , The 40 Best YA Novels "Original, weird, sexy, thought-provoking and guaranteed to stir controversy. One hell of a book ." Michael Grant, New York Times bestselling author of the Gone series "Andrew Smith is the bravest storyteller I know. Grasshopper Jungle is the most intelligent and gripping book I've read in over a decade. I didn't move for two days until I had it finished. Trust me. Pick it up right now. It's a masterpiece ." A. S. King, Printz Honor-winning author of Ask the Passengers and Please Ignore Vera Dietz "Grasshopper Jungle is about the end of the world. And everything in between ." Alex London, author of Proxy "In Grasshopper Jungle , it's as if Andrew Smith is somehow possessed by the ghost of Kurt Vonnegut. This book is nothing short of a brilliant, hilarious thrill-ride that is instantly infectious. But, the most beautiful thing about Grasshopper Jungle has nothing to do with the absurd or out-of-this-world. It is the deft hand by which Smith explores teenage love and sexuality that is truly breathtaking. In writing a history of the end of the world, Smith may have just made history himself." John Corey Whaley, Printz Award-winning author of Where Things Come Back "A meanderingly funny, weirdly compelling and thoroughly brilliant chronicle of 'the end of the world, and shit like that'... a mighty good book." Kirkus, starred review** "Filled with gonzo black humor, Smith's outrageous tale makes serious points about scientific research done in the name of patriotism and profit, the intersections between the personal and the global, the weight of history on the present, and the often out-of-control sexuality of 16-year-old boys." PW, starred review** " Original, honest, and extraordinary … pushes the boundaries of young adult literature." School Library Journal , starred review**, "Original, weird, sexy, thought-provoking and guaranteed to stir controversy. One hell of a book ." Michael Grant, New York Times bestselling author of the Gone series "Andrew Smith is the bravest storyteller I know. Grasshopper Jungle is the most intelligent and gripping book I've read in over a decade. I didn't move for two days until I had it finished. Trust me. Pick it up right now. It's a masterpiece ." A. S. King, Printz Honor-winning author of Ask the Passengers and Please Ignore Vera Dietz "Grasshopper Jungle is about the end of the world. And everything in between ." Alex London, author of Proxy "In Grasshopper Jungle , it's as if Andrew Smith is somehow possessed by the ghost of Kurt Vonnegut. This book is nothing short of a brilliant, hilarious thrill-ride that is instantly infectious. But, the most beautiful thing about Grasshopper Jungle has nothing to do with the absurd or out-of-this-world. It is the deft hand by which Smith explores teenage love and sexuality that is truly breathtaking. In writing a history of the end of the world, Smith may have just made history himself." John Corey Whaley, Printz Award-winning author of Where Things Come Back "A meanderingly funny, weirdly compelling and thoroughly brilliant chronicle of 'the end of the world, and shit like that'... a mighty good book." Kirkus, starred review** "Filled with gonzo black humor, Smith's outrageous tale makes serious points about scientific research done in the name of patriotism and profit, the intersections between the personal and the global, the weight of history on the present, and the often out-of-control sexuality of 16-year-old boys." PW, starred review** " Original, honest, and extraordinary … pushes the boundaries of young adult literature." School Library Journal , starred review**, "Original, weird, sexy, thought-provoking and guaranteed to stir controversy. One hell of a book ." Michael Grant, New York Times bestselling author of the Gone series "Andrew Smith is the bravest storyteller I know. Grasshopper Jungle is the most intelligent and gripping book I've read in over a decade. I didn't move for two days until I had it finished. Trust me. Pick it up right now. It's a masterpiece ." A. S. King, Printz Honor-winning author of Ask the Passengers and Please Ignore Vera Dietz "Grasshopper Jungle is about the end of the world. And everything in between ." Alex London, author of Proxy "In Grasshopper Jungle , it's as if Andrew Smith is somehow possessed by the ghost of Kurt Vonnegut. This book is nothing short of a brilliant, hilarious thrill-ride that is instantly infectious. But, the most beautiful thing about Grasshopper Jungle has nothing to do with the absurd or out-of-this-world. It is the deft hand by which Smith explores teenage love and sexuality that is truly breathtaking. In writing a history of the end of the world, Smith may have just made history himself." John Corey Whaley, Printz Award-winning author of Where Things Come Back "A meanderingly funny, weirdly compelling and thoroughly brilliant chronicle of 'the end of the world, and shit like that'... a mighty good book." Kirkus, starred review** "Filled with gonzo black humor, Smith's outrageous tale makes serious points about scientific research done in the name of patriotism and profit, the intersections between the personal and the global, the weight of history on the present, and the often out-of-control sexuality of 16-year-old boys." PW, starred review** " Original, honest, and extraordinary … pushes the boundaries of young adult literature." School Library Journal , starred review** "I found myself saying over and over again, 'Where in the heck is he going with this?' all the while turning the pages as fast as I could. Mostly I kept thinking, This was a brave book to write." Terry Brooks, author of the Shannara series "Grasshopper Jungle plays like a classic rock album, a killing machine of a book built for the masses that also dives effortlessly into more challenging, deeper regions of emotion. Above all else, when it's done you want to play it all over again. It's sexy, gory, hilarious, and refreshingly amoral . I wish I'd had this book when I was fifteen." Jake Shears, Scissor Sisters, "Original, weird, sexy, thought-provoking and guaranteed to stir controversy. One hell of a book ." Michael Grant, New York Times bestselling author of the Gone series "Andrew Smith is the bravest storyteller I know. Grasshopper Jungle is the most intelligent and gripping book I've read in over a decade. I didn't move for two days until I had it finished. Trust me. Pick it up right now. It's a masterpiece ." A. S. King, Printz Honor-winning author of Ask the Passengers and Please Ignore Vera Dietz "Grasshopper Jungle is about the end of the world. And everything in between ." Alex London, author of Proxy "In Grasshopper Jungle , it's as if Andrew Smith is somehow possessed by the ghost of Kurt Vonnegut. This book is nothing short of a brilliant, hilarious thrill-ride that is instantly infectious. But, the most beautiful thing about Grasshopper Jungle has nothing to do with the absurd or out-of-this-world. It is the deft hand by which Smith explores teenage love and sexuality that is truly breathtaking. In writing a history of the end of the world, Smith may have just made history himself." John Corey Whaley, Printz Award-winning author of Where Things Come Back "A meanderingly funny, weirdly compelling and thoroughly brilliant chronicle of 'the end of the world, and shit like that'... a mighty good book." Kirkus, starred review** "Filled with gonzo black humor, Smith's outrageous tale makes serious points about scientific research done in the name of patriotism and profit, the intersections between the personal and the global, the weight of history on the present, and the often out-of-control sexuality of 16-year-old boys." PW, starred review** " Original, honest, and extraordinary … pushes the boundaries of young adult literature." School Library Journal , starred review** "I found myself saying over and over again, 'Where in the heck is he going with this?' all the while turning the pages as fast as I could. Mostly I kept thinking, This was a brave book to write." Terry Brooks, author of the Shannara series, Winger (2013) "Smart, poignant and entertaining." The New York Times Los Angeles Times and Publishers Weekly Summer Read picks Starred reviews** , Publishers Weekly , Booklist , Kirkus Passenger (2012) "Brilliant and remarkably unsettling." Kirkus, starred review** "Smith is a brilliant, almost hallucinatory stylist, who frequently uses his talent to gruesome effect…" Publishers Weekly, starred review** "Smith has securely carved out his spot on the darkest fringes of YA lit." Booklist , starred review** Kirkus Reviews' Best Books of 2012 Stick (2011) ALA/YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults "Smith revs up the emotions and the violence in this realistic and powerful tale…" Publishers Weekly , starred review** The Marbury Lens (2010) ALA/YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults Starred reviews** , Publishers Weekly and Booklist Publishers Weekly Best Children's Books of the Year Indie Next List In the Path of Falling Objects (2009) ALA/YALSA Best Books for Young Adults Children's Literature Council Award Southwest Book Award Ghost Medicine (2008) ALA/YALSA Best Books for Young Adults "Smith's first novel... defies expectations via its sublime imagery." Publishers Weekly , starred review**, "Original, weird, sexy, thought-provoking and guaranteed to stir controversy. One hell of a book ." Michael Grant, New York Times bestselling author of the Gone series "Andrew Smith is the bravest storyteller I know. Grasshopper Jungle is the most intelligent and gripping book I've read in over a decade. I didn't move for two days until I had it finished. Trust me. Pick it up right now. It's a masterpiece ." A. S. King, Printz Honor-winning author of Ask the Passengers and Please Ignore Vera Dietz "Grasshopper Jungle is about the end of the world. And everything in between ." Alex London, author of Proxy "In Grasshopper Jungle , it's as if Andrew Smith is somehow possessed by the ghost of Kurt Vonnegut. This book is nothing short of a brilliant, hilarious thrill-ride that is instantly infectious. But, the most beautiful thing about Grasshopper Jungle has nothing to do with the absurd or out-of-this-world. It is the deft hand by which Smith explores teenage love and sexuality that is truly breathtaking. In writing a history of the end of the world, Smith may have just made history himself." John Corey Whaley, Printz Award-winning author of Where Things Come Back Assuming the role of a historian (a wildly obscene historian), 16-year-old Austin Szerba chronicles the end of the world as it begins in his small Iowa town. Austin is in love with two people-his girlfriend, Shann, and his best friend Robby; neither of them is okay with it but, as Austin frequently repeats, "I was so confused." This confusion worsens when a series of missteps results in the propagation of six-foot tall, superstrong, mantislike Unstoppable Soldiers that portend a new world order on Earth. Sex is everywhere in this novel (only some of it involving humans), but Smith (Winger) describes it in purposefully clinical and utterly unromantic terms, making connections between the Unstoppable Soldiers-who "wanted only to fuck and eat"-and human beings, whose preoccupations aren't, perhaps, so different. Filled with gonzo black humor, Smith's outrageous tale makes serious points about scientific research done in the name of patriotism and profit, the intersections between the personal and the global, the weight of history on the present, and the often out-of-control sexuality of 16-year-old boys. Publishers Weekly, starred review** A meanderingly funny, weirdly compelling and thoroughly brilliant chronicle of "the end of the world, and shit like that." This is not your everyday novel of the apocalypse, though it has the essential elements: a (dead) mad scientist, a fabulous underground bunker, voracious giant praying mantises and gobs of messy violence. As narrated by hapless Polish-Iowan sophomore Austin Szerba, though, the "shit like that" and his love for it all take center stage: his family, including his older brother, whose testicles and one leg are blown off in Iraq; his mute, perpetually defecating golden retriever; the dead-end town of Ealing, Iowa; his girlfriend, Shann Collins, whom he desperately wants to have sex with; and most importantly, his gay best friend, Robby Brees, to whom he finds himself as attracted as he is to Shann. His preoccupation with sex is pervasive; the unlikeliest things make Austin horny, and his candor in reporting this is endearing. In a cannily disjointed, Vonnegut-esque narrative, the budding historian weaves his account of the giant-insect apocalypse in and around his personal family history and his own odyssey through the hormonal stew that is adolescence. He doesn''t lie, and he is acutely conscious of the paradox that is history: "You could never get everything in a book. / Good books are always about everything." By that measure, then, this is a mighty good book. It is about everything that really matters. Plus voracious giant praying mantises. Kirkus , starred review**
Grade From
Ninth Grade
Dewey Decimal
813.6
Synopsis
A 2015 Michael L. Printz Honor Book Winner of the 2014 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Fiction "Grasshopper Jungle is a rollicking tale that is simultaneously creepy and hilarious. It's propulsive plot would be delightful enough on its own, but Smith's ability to blend teenage drama into a bug invasion is a literary joy to behold... Smith may have intended this novel for young adults, but his technique reminds me of Kurt Vonnegut's in "Slaughterhouse Five," in the best sense." -- New York Times Book Review In the small town of Ealing, Iowa, Austin and his best friend, Robby, have accidentally unleashed an unstoppable army. An army of horny, hungry, six-foot-tall praying mantises that only want to do two things. This is the truth. This is history. It's the end of the world. And nobody knows anything about it. You know what I mean. Funny, intense, complex, and brave, Grasshopper Jungle brilliantly weaves together everything from testicle-dissolving genetically modified corn to the struggles of recession-era, small-town America in this groundbreaking coming-of-age stunner from the author of The Alex Crow and Winger . , A 2015 Michael L. Printz Honor BookWinner of the 2014 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Fiction Grasshopper Jungle is a rollicking tale that is simultaneously creepy and hilarious. It s propulsive plot would be delightful enough on its own, but Smith s ability to blend teenage drama into a bug invasion is a literary joy to behold Smith may have intended this novel for young adults, but his technique reminds me of Kurt Vonnegut s in Slaughterhouse Five, in the best sense. "New York Times Book Review" In the small town of Ealing, Iowa, Austin and his best friend, Robby, have accidentally unleashed an unstoppable army. An army of horny, hungry, six-foot-tall praying mantises that only want to do two things. This is the truth. This is history. It s the end of the world. And nobody knows anything about it. You know what I mean. Funny, intense, complex, and brave, "Grasshopper Jungle" brilliantly weaves together everything from testicle-dissolving genetically modified corn to the struggles of recession-era, small-town America in this groundbreaking coming-of-age stunner from the author of "The Alex Crow"and "Winger." "
LC Classification Number
PZ7.S64257Gr 2014
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